neither jordan or i like to cook, but we have decided to TRY. recently, we were flush with gift cards to target, bedbath&beyond and crate&barrel because of our wedding shower. so now we have stuff to cook with - previously we had one 2-egg frypan and one large pot and that was it.
the recipe for the above:
fry a cup of quinoa in a little oil (stir around for a few mins to brown)
add 1.5 cups of water, bring to boil, turn down heat way low (quinoa is done when water is all gone)
peel and dice a kabocha squash (a little pumpkin with a creamy, dry, nutty flavour), boil till soft
slice some onion, throw in fry pan, cook to brown, sprinkle a tiny bit of sugar over, cook till more brown
cut the ends off some brussels sprouts, toss in oil/salt/pepper, put in oven at 450 for 15mins
5mins before taking the brussels sprouts toss in some minced garlic and fresh herbs. once done, squeeze a bit of fresh lime juice over and stir in.
mix some oil, balsamic and paprika and salt and pepper in a jar. shake.
assemble:
scoop of quinoa
layer of spinach
scooop of kabocha
scoop of onions
pour over dressing
serve w/brussels sprouts
this was incredibly, amazingly good, by the way. highly recommended.
also: if you think you hate brussels sprouts, you really need to try them roasted this way. whole different taste.
